MATC 2021-22 Catalog

ECON – ELCTEC

DEGREE/DIPLOMA/CERTIFICATE COURSE DESCRIPTIONS

classroom. Throughout this course, we will challenge one another to grow not only in our understanding of the issues that a ff ect urban education, but also insofar as our own personal philosophies of teaching are constantly evolving. Service-learning is a vehicle we will use to get hands-on experience tackling issues impacting urban education. Prerequisite(s): Complete EDF-249 or SOCSCI-249 with minimum grade of C. EDF-254 Credits: 2 Field Experience in Urban K-12 Classrooms This is a fi eld experience/service learning course, which provides students who are completing the Teacher Education Track opportunity to (1) deepen their understanding of how race, language and socioeconomic status impact teaching and learning, (2) observe and participate in classroom management strategies, (3) become familiar with the organization, culture and curriculum of schools and classrooms in the Milwaukee Public Schools system. Students complete 40+ hours of observation, which is accepted toward fi eldwork requirements at several Schools of Education. Prerequisite(s): Complete EDF-253 or SOCSCI-253. Also a TB test and criminal background checks are required for school placement. EDF-255 Credits: 3 Introduction to Teaching This course is intended for students who wish to pursue a degree in education at a four-year college. The course introduces students to the profession of education and the roles of teachers. It provides an understanding of the context in which education is delivered in culturally pluralistic settings, and an opportunity to gain knowledge and experience in the interpersonal, observational and organizational skills that underlie teaching. Prerequisite(s): Complete EDF-253. Completion of or currently enrolled in EDF-254. ELCTEC – Electronics Technology (Department: 605) ELCTEC-100 Credits: 2 Electronics Co-Op This course provides an opportunity to gain on-the-job training related to the electronics program in which the student is enrolled. The activities will be coordinated between industry and the student by the MATC co-op coordinator. Prerequisite(s): Complete ELCTEC-119 or ELCTEC-140. ELCTEC-108 Credits: 2 Fundamentals of DC/AC 1 This course is designed for students interested in electronics technology while enhancing their basic skills in mathematics. General mathematical and algebraic skills will be reinforced while being introduced to circuits, using Ohm’s Law and associated principles. Hands-on circuit building exercises, basic electronic instruments, and

report writing will be emphasized in the lab. Prerequisite(s): Completion of or currently enrolled in MATH-113. ELCTEC-109 Credits: 3 Fundamentals of DC/AC 2 This course, along with ELCTEC-108, helps complete the sequence for students requiring DC and AC Electronics 1 in Electronic Technology programs, while enhancing their mathematical skills. Emphasis will include more complex circuits with the introduction and analysis of AC circuits. Students will perform laboratory experiments and prepare technical reports. Prerequisite(s): Complete ELCTEC-108. Completion of or currently enrolled in MATH-115. ELCTEC-110 Credits: 4 DC/AC Electronics 1 An introductory course that presents the scienti fi c foundation used throughout electronics technology. Topics include DC/ AC forms of current, voltage, resistance, capacitance, inductance and power. Troubleshooting practices will be emphasized and computer technologies will be used to enhance abstract theory. Students perform laboratory experiments and prepare technical reports. Prerequisite(s): Completion of or currently enrolled in MATH-115, MATH-202, MATH-230, MATH-231 or MATH-232. ELCTEC-111 Credits: 3 DC/AC Electronics 2 An extension of and enhancement to DC and AC Electronics 1. More advanced topics such as complex networks, applicable theorems, polyphase systems and passive fi lters will be discussed. Computer simulation software will be used to reinforce theoretical analyses. Prerequisite(s): Complete ELCTEC-110 or ELCTEC-115. Completion of or currently enrolled in MATH-116. ELCTEC-112 Credits: 3 DC/AC Electronics 3 This course covers the advanced circuit analysis concepts and techniques used by electronic engineering technologists. After reviewing Kirchho ff ’s laws, phasors and impedance, focus is placed on superposition nodal analysis, Thevenin’s and Norton’s theorems, complex power and ideal transformers. Computer simulations will be used to reinforce theoretical analyses. Applications of KVL and KCL are examined with transistor bias networks. Students will perform laboratory experiments and prepare technical reports. Prerequisite(s): Complete ELCTEC-111 or ELCTEC-116 and ELCTEC-120 or ELCTEC-118 and MATH-197 or MATH-230. Completion of or currently enrolled in ELCTEC-121. ELCTEC-115 Credits: 4 DC and AC Electronics 1 – Interactive This is an alternative delivery interactive course equivalent to ELCTEC-110. Theory presented via multimedia is reinforced by

ECON-218

Credits: 3

International Economics Explores theories of trade, barriers and bene fi ts to trade, exchange rate systems, the role of central banks, trade de fi cits and surpluses, and balance of payments. ECON-219 Credits: 3 Personal Finance and Consumer Economics This course is designed to provide the necessary knowledge to make the student more informed about personal fi nances and to help develop life-long habits in planning, spending, saving and consumption decision- principles in the market-oriented global economy including the limits to growth resulting from limited natural resources. Analyzes the mixed economy, which is a combination of private enterprise and government actions. Explains how an economy can achieve both a comfortable standard of living and ecological sustainability. ECON-225 Credits: 3 Healthcare Economics Healthcare Economics is a basic course in economics with an emphasis in healthcare. Topics include supply and demand, cost/ bene fi t, resource allocation and production, as well as the conditions under which healthcare is provided by government. EDF – Educational Foundations (Department: 809) EDF-249 Credits: 2 Orientation to Urban Teaching This course is designed for students who are interested in exploring a career in urban K-12 teaching. Students learn about themselves in relationship to the children they may teach. Students explore di ff erent licensure areas and the pathways toward becoming a teacher. Readings and topics are chosen in order to explore how race, class and ethnicity a ff ect the dynamics of teaching-learning relationships in schools. EDF-253 Credits: 3 Issues in Urban Teaching This course is designed to expose you to issues in urban education. Some of you may have already spent considerable time in classrooms as teacher aides or paraprofessionals, or maybe even as teachers. The majority of us spent time in schools as students. Now we are preparing to enter the vital and rewarding fi eld of teaching. As we prepare for this role reversal, we must have a deeper understanding of schooling, particularly in urban settings, so that we can begin to tackle the challenges we will face both within and outside of the making. ECON-223 Credits: 3 Ecological Economics This course explores basic economic

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